George W. Robinson | |
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Born | George Washington Robinson May 14, 1814 |
Died | February 10, 1878 (age 63) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | church elder, clerk, secretary, recorder, postmaster, banker |
Employer(s) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, self-employed |
Known for | Being an early Latter Day Saints Church father in the 1830s-1840s |
Spouse | Athalia Rigdon |
Relatives | Sidney Rigdon (father-in-law) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
Service | Mormon militia |
Years of service | 1838 |
Unit | Mormon Danites |
Commands | Mormon Danites commander |
Battles / wars | Missouri Mormon War
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George Washington Robinson (May 14, 1814 – February 10, 1878)[1] was a leader during the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement being the first secretary to the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was also a Danite leader and an official church recorder in the 1830s and was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Rigdonite church established in 1845.